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Bernie Sanders has not officially conceded defeat but is shifting his focus to building a grassroots movement

Sanders says beating Trump the priority

Bernie Sanders has promised to work with presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton to defeat Republican Donald Trump in the 8 November US presidential election, but has not pulled out of the race for the White House.

News • 17 Jun 16

Sanders is not throwing in the towel but is Clinton over the line?

'Is she or isn't she? Democratic delegate maths'

The Clinton and Sanders camps have appealed to voters to ignore media reports that Hillary Clinton has enough delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination and to come out and vote in crucial primaries, writes RTÉ Washington Correspondent Caitríona Perry

News • 07 Jun 16

Hillary Clinton would be the first woman to ever be the presidential candidate of a major political party

Polls open in decisive US primaries

Polls have opened in the US state of New Jersey, on a day of decisive primaries in the race for the White House.

News • 07 Jun 16

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are both vying for the Democratic presidential nomination

Sanders wins Irish Democrats Abroad primary

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has won a second Irish Democrats Abroad primary election, this time in Galway.

News • 05 Mar 16

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks to the press after meeting with US President Barack Obama

Obama and Republicans aim to end budget crisis

US President Barack Obama and Republican leaders appear ready to end a political crisis that has closed much of the US government and pushed the country dangerously close to default.

News • 11 Oct 13

Barack Obama will only accept spending cuts if Republicans agree to higher taxes

Obama budget to offer cuts for deficit deal

US President Barack Obama is to offer cuts to social security and other entitlement programmes in a budget proposal aimed at swaying Republicans to compromise on a deficit-reduction deal.

News • 05 Apr 13

Republican John Boehner blamed Democrats for the fiscal crisis

US politicians fail to agree budget deal

The US government stumbled headlong on toward wide-ranging spending cuts that threaten to hinder the economic recovery, after President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to find an alternative budget plan.

News • 01 Mar 13

Barack Obama's main achievements in his term have been in healthcare and foreign policy

US Election: Barack Obama and Joe Biden profiles

As the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama passed a revamp of the national healthcare system and authorised the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but he has struggled to revive the economy and create jobs.

Special Reports • 05 Nov 12

Yesterday Michelle Obama told delegates 'change is hard, and change is slow'

Weather forces change of Obama speech location

Forecasts of thunderstorms have hindered US President Barack Obama's nomination party, forcing Democrats to move his planned acceptance speech from a 74,000-seat outdoor football stadium to a much smaller indoor venue.

News • 05 Sep 12

Barack Obama met Louisiana residents affected by Hurricane Isaac ahead of the Democratic convention

Democrats open convention for Obama re-election

Democrats in the United States have launched their case for Barack Obama's re-election at their party convention, looking to draw a sharp contrast with Republican candidate Mitt Romney.

News • 04 Sep 12

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